Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis applauded President Donald Trump’s plans to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, saying Wednesday that doing so will put “American excellence at the forefront of education policy” while eliminating a bureaucracy that stifles success.

“Abolishing the department and reinvigorating state control of education would enable states like Florida to serve better the needs of students, parents, and teachers,” DeSantis, a Republican, wrote in The Wall Street Journal, touting the successes in his state coming from allowing more local control in education.

The governor noted that in Florida, his administration has pushed for student-focused and parent-friendly policies in education, taking on “bureaucratic overhang” from the Obama and Biden administrations.

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